# Fix time in alpine linux

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apk add chrony

rc-service chronyd start

rc-update add chronyd

chronyc tracking

date

or


Step 1: Install NTP client
apk update
apk add busybox-extras

Step 2: Sync Time via NTP
ntpd -d -q -n -p pool.ntp.org

Optional: Set Time at Boot
Since time resets every time you start the QEMU VM, you can add this sync command in your Alpine's startup script (/etc/local.d/ntp.start) if you want automatic time sync:

#!/bin/sh
ntpd -q -n -p pool.ntp.org

If Manual Time Set is Needed (Fallback)

If NTP fails for some reason (e.g., network issues), manually set it:

date -s "2025-04-09 15:45:00"
docker restart containerid # to get container (docker ps)


# If you already followed above use command to sync
ntpd -d -q -n -p pool.ntp.org

or
# Update repository
 nano /etc/apk/repositories  
or 
sed -i 's/https/http/' /etc/apk/repositories
change https with http

apk update;
apk upgrade

apk add ntp
ntpd -qg